Rendering Circles
A newsletter produced by the Australian Renderers Association Inc.
Australian Renderers Association Inc
PO Box 963, Warwick, Qld 4370
From the President
It is with great sadness that we recently saw
the passing of Brian Bartlett.
He was the grandfather of ARA and leaves
a legacy that will influence the industry for
many years.
Employing vision beyond the capabilities
of most, Brian founded the ARA in 1976
and was president for 16 years until 1992.
He also started the workshops in hygienic
rendering, initiated the development of the
Code of Practice and he was instrumental
in establishing the Symposium series. I
am reliably informed that what is not often
mentioned is that there was a lot of resistance
within the ARA to the Code of Practice and it
was difficult to make progress. To get things
moving Brian wrote the first Code with
Kevin Pratt. The first edition of the Code
was published in 1994 and the first successful
audits were in September 1994.
I think that the themes that came through
at Brian’s funeral service were his honesty,
(he was described as a straight shooter),
his negotiation skills, his determination or
persistence in seeing things through, his
value of friendships and his humour. It was
also evident that for all his achievements, his
family were always his first priority!
The past six months have seen more good
work on market access with the re-opening
of the Indonesian market for poultry meal.
There is also some movement by China
Brian Bartlett AM passed away surrounded
by his family on 14 March after a short
illness. A funeral service held at Holy
Family Church in Lindfield was attended by
members of the ARA including President
Warren Maclean and Vice-president Andy
Bennett. Graeme Banks gave a eulogy.
Brian was the most important figure in
the Australian Renderers Association. He
founded the ARA in 1976 and provided the
leadership behind the ARA’s many initiatives
until his retirement from the presidency in
1992. After 1992 Brian continued to take a
strong interest in ARA affairs although he
stepped back from formal roles.
Brian convened the first meeting of the
ARA, then known as the Australian Meat
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to conduct audits, if only on pet-food and
already accredited establishments.
As we look forward to the next challenges,
it is evident that kills in the last two years
have taken a heavy toll on livestock available
for slaughter. The cattle herd is down 10%
since the peak of 2013 and is projected
to bottom out at 26 million head in 2017.
Slaughter numbers are expected to fall 24%
from the peak in 2013 to 7 million head in
2017. Similarly, sheep numbers are down by
7%, with adult sheep slaughter set to fall to
7.5 million this year, a drop of 25% on 2014.
Lamb slaughter numbers are predicted to fall
by only 3.4%.
In the 2013 ARA production survey it was
reported that cattle yielded 40-45 kg of meat
and bone meal per head and 45-55 kg of
tallow. This means that reduced cattle kills
will result in 90,000 tonnes less production of
MBM and 100,000 tonnes less production of
tallow in 2017 compared with 2015.
Vale Brian Bartlett
and Bone Meal Shippers and Producers
Association and was the inaugural president
of the Association. The first job of the new
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The lower sheep kill will also have an effect
on available ovine meal supplies.
Recently the NZ Renderers Group held a
mini-symposium in Queenstown and the
ARA also held its quarterly meeting at the
venue. The ARA would like to thank the
Kiwis for including us in the event and we
appreciated the content and interesting
topics presented.
In recent meetings of the ARA there has
been a push to boost marketing activities.
To start off, Gary King and Ken Bruerton
were sent to VICTAM in Bangkok, where a
stand was hired for the event. The feedback is
that the ARA stand was very successful with
opportunities for products into Asia arising
almost immediately.
Planning for the 2017 Symposium is
gathering momentum and the programme is
well advanced. The venue will be the same as
2015, with the Royal Pines Resort being the
most economical, convenient and ideally set
up to cater for the event.
The ARA Code of Practice is under review
and a team of experienced people from
member companies, including QA personnel,
has been assembled to do the work.
The next general meeting of the ARA is to be
held on19th May in Brisbane, with the AGM
on 4th August in Sydney. Elections are due
at this AGM and anybody considering getting
involved should put their hand up at the May
meeting by approaching any of the current
directors.
Association was to lobby government to
abolish restrictions on the export of meat
meal. Brian took the lead role in lobbying
state and federal governments and in 1983
restrictions were lifted and meat meal could
be freely exported.
Another major issue in the early days of
the Association was shipping rates. The
Association negotiated with the shipping
companies to introduce competitive and
uniform shipping rates. Brian led these
difficult and sometimes acrimonious
negotiations on behalf of the industry. He
also worked hard to develop relationships
with AQIS which have been carried on
and expanded as one of the ARA’s current
strengths.
In the late 1980s with Brian as president, the Association changed
its name to the Australian Renderers Association. At the same time
hygiene in the Australian rendering industry was being questioned
by customers concerned about Salmonella. In the UK the spotlight
was on the rendering industry as BSE became linked to rendering
practices. Brian’s response was to lead the ARA in initiatives to
introduce training in hygienic rendering, conduct biennial rendering
conferences and develop a Code of Practice for Hygienic Rendering.
These three initiatives have all proved to be highly effective and
resilient. The thirty-fifth workshop on hygienic rendering will be held
in July after 25 years of continuous of operation and with 881 people
accredited. The 14th International Symposium will be held in 2017
and the Code of Practice is the basis of an accreditation scheme that
has seen 83 establishments accredited.
Scot Amedee’s Bash
Scot and the team start the Bash from Bass Hill
Scot Amedee is well known to ARA members from his days at Gardner
Smith and now as Trading and Chartering Manager at GrainCorp
Oils. Scot is a cosmopolitan Sydneysider who started buying fats and
oils at Meadow Lea. He joined Gardner Smith in 1991 and was trading
vegetable oils until the late 90s when he took on tallow
trading. In 2012, GrainCorp bought Gardner Smith
and Goodman Fielder Integro to form GrainCorp Oils.
Scot took on the role of tallow and oil trading along with
managing the company’s shipping program.
What is not so well known is Scot’s charitable work. In
2015 along with three mates, he took part in the Variety
Bash. This involved buying a 1965 Valiant car, preparing
it for the Bash and driving it from Sydney to Bunbury.
Variety is a children’s charity that raises money for sick
and disadvantaged kids. In 2015 the Variety Bash raised
approximately $2.2 million and Scot’s car - Frankie
Valiant 2088 raised just on $40k from friends, family
and corporate sponsors. The major sponsors were
GrainCorp, Bonds and Brokenwood Wines. Scot points
out that money was also raised at the ARA symposium.
These funds were shared with sponsorship of Dennis
King’s Black Dog Ride.
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Outside the ARA Brian owned and operated Bartlett Grain with
invaluable support from his wife Carolyn. Bartlett Grain has had a
long history of exporting Australian meat meal and in the late 1960s
and 1970s was the largest trader of rendered products.
Brian was an Honourary Life Member of the ARA. In 2004 he
was appointed a member of the Order of Australia “For services to
business through the development of rendered animal products and
grains export markets, to the Australian Renderers Association, and
through support for nutritional research.” In 2013 the ARA named the
prestigious Service to Industry award after Brian. The award is now
“The Brian Bartlett Service to Industry Award”.
Brain is survived by his wife Carolyn and daughters Jacqueline and
Alexandra and nine grandchildren. His much loved daughter Jocelyn
passed away previously.
This year’s Bash left from Bass Hill in Sydney and
followed a track through Narrandera, Mildura, Port
Pirie, Ceduna, Eucla, Balladonia, Esperance, Albany
and then to the Bunbury finishing line. All in all the
drive was just short of 4,600 km in a 50 year old Valiant.
The 2015 drive included 103 cars of which 98 crossed
the finishing line.
The highlight for Scot was handing out much needed
“stuff ” to schools and kids in out of the way places. Scot
and his mates would stop at schools for lunch and at
the breakfast departure and give away library books,
teaching aids and sporting equipment. At one school
they presented specialised equipment for kids with early
learning difficulties. Scot says that the smiles on the
faces of kids, when as one young fellow said: “the circus
came to town” made the drive unbelievably satisfying.
The lowlight was when the transmission broke and
the team had to find a replacement in Esperance on a
Saturday afternoon. The town seemed to be shut down
but the lowlight quickly turned into a highlight when
not only did Scot and his mates find a replacement
transmission but also a mechanic to help do the work.
Scot is pondering the 2016 bash. He and his mates
still own the car but have yet to decide if they will make another trip.
For anybody else who wants to give it a go, the 2016 trip leaves from
Berowra and goes via north western NSW into Qld and across to
Bowen. Go to www.variety.com.au for more information.
Scot and friends at a school stop
Market Access establishments.
It remains to be seen if rendering plants will be listed based on D
of A approval and desk audits. The D of A intends to submit audit
Indonesia and China continue to be market access priorities for the
reports relating to the three plants that have been awaiting listing since
ARA and the Department of Agriculture.
2012. If the three plants are listed, other plants that are approved in
Indonesia has lifted restrictions on poultry meal and product is
the future, or have been approved since the latest agreement will be
flowing. The D of A is now working on safeguarding trade against
submitted for listing.
future incidences of AI. The challenge is to supply information about
On 24 February it was 2 years since Australia was declared free from AI
the rendering industry to the people who are currently is key positions
but China retains an Australia-wide ban on poultry products. Access
in Indonesia. This information has been provided before but has to be
for rendered poultry products is part of reciprocal trade negotiations
updated and re-submitted as people in Indonesia change roles.
with China. A Chinese delegation is expected to visit Australia in
New Indonesian regulations that apply to feed stuffs of animal origin
April to look at pet food production and AI controls. Two rendering
are being applied to countries that have not supplied to Indonesia
establishments are included on the itinerary. The inspection of the
in the past. Negotiations about Australia’s compliance with the new
rendering plants relates to overall AI controls and not to specific
regulations are continuing.
questions about access for rendered products.
The remaining issue with Indonesia is getting establishments that
However, there are two rendering priorities that it is hoped can be
have been approved by the D of A to export to Indonesia listed by
discussed and resolved during the visit. The first is to get the AQSIQ
Indonesian authorities. There has been no addition to Indonesia’s list
5-year approval of 11 plants that occurred in 2012 extended for a
of approved establishments since 2012.
further 5 years. The second is to have it acknowledged that rendering
Indonesia appeared to agree to update lists of approved meat and
is capable inactivating AI.
rendering plants based on desk audits of audit reports from the D of A.
The market access priorities matrix that the Department uses to focus
This agreement has not worked out in the case of meat establishments
efforts on rendered products has been updated. There were 36 items
and Indonesian inspectors are expected to visit Australia to review
on the matrix and 10 have been resolved. The updated matrix with the
meat plants. There may be a future visit focussing on rendering
remaining 26 issues will be circulated to members for review.

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 NZ Mini-symposium and meetings
The New Zealand Renderers Group held their biennial mini-
symposium in Queenstown on 18 March in conjunction with ARA
and NZRG meetings. There was also a brief workshop on matching
rendered products with aquaculture requirements.
At the workshop, Kaylene Larking, Innovations Manager of the NZ
Meat Industry Association explained the aquaculture projects being
conducted by MIA Innovations Ltd in conjunction with the NZ
Renderers Group. The 2015-2016 aquaculture program will continue
to collect data on the composition of meat meals and will match meals
with specific requirements for feeding different aquaculture species.
Characteristics of bovine, ovine and mixed meals from different parts
of the country will be determined. A matrix of aquaculture species
vs. nutritional requirements will be used to pinpoint which meals are
most suitable as ingredients for feeds for targeted species.
Two reports have already been produced for the program. One is
about the nutritional requirements of target species and the other is
about the suitability of MBM as an aquafeed ingredient.
Bill Spooncer discussed options for making MBM more suitable for
aquafeeds by reducing ash to increase protein content. Two options
are to segregate raw materials into hard and soft offals to produce high
and low-ash meals and to separate finished meals into high and low- NZRG President Bruce Rountree welcomes delegates
ash fractions by air classification. Alan von Tunzelman pointed out to the mini-symposium.
that recovery of bone chip for gelatine production is another option
for producing a low-ash meal. Manipulating the protein and ash ARA President Warren Maclean gave an ARA update. He discussed
content of meals adds cost but may not necessarily increase value. market access issues with China and progress that has been made with
High-ash, low- protein meals (less than 48% protein) are discounted Indonesia. He confirmed that the next ARA symposium will be at the
by more than the pro-rata value of the protein but high-protein meals Royal Pines on the Gold Coast and said that work on the program is
may not receive a premium on top of the pro-rata value of the protein. well underway. He talked about difficult times ahead for renderers
To make manipulation of the protein content of MBM worthwhile, it (and the meat industry). The cattle herd and sheep flock are well down
is necessary to avoid high-ash fractions with less than 48% protein and and consequently there will be reduced availability of raw material for
to secure premiums over and above the pro-rata value of protein in the rendering. Warren also paid tribute to Brian Bartlett who passed away
low-ash fractions. a few days previously.

Mini-symposium program
The mini-symposium started with a welcome and update from NZRG
President Bruce Rountree. Bruce said that the main focus of the
NZRG is on the training workshops. The objectives of the workshops
are to explain why things are done the way they are and to encourage
personal development. The NZRG is also looking at its structure as a
branch of the MIA. It is loosing members as a result of rationalisations
in the meat industry and is looking for ways to accommodate this
trend.
International update
Tim Juzefowicz and Graham Shortland gave updates about the WRO
and FPRF. Tim explained that the mission of the WRO is to promote
biosecurity in the feed and food chain with optimal nutritional
availability and sustainability.
Graham Shortland said the four streams of FPRF programs are:
nutrition focussing on petfood, pigs and aquaculture; added-value
and novel uses; biosecurity and food safety and environment and
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odours; bio-catalytic conversion of saturated fats; thermoplastics

made from MBM for use in vehicles; and ultrafiltration of effluent.
Graham also said that the big challenge is to commercialise the results
of FPRF research and gave the example of renderable gloves which are
now available for meat processing.
Allan Kinsella of MPI
Disaster management point of view. He also had some pointers for industry. He said that
industry should notify MPI of food safety issues or other threats sooner
Peter Cameron from The NZ Ministry of Civil Defence talked about rather than later and that there is no wrong door into the ministry. The
how business should plan for disasters and used the Christchurch ministry will engage and work with industry either through industry
earthquake as an example. After the earthquake 75% of power, 50% association or individuals and will take the lead in resolving threats.
of water supply and 50% of sewerage was disabled. Alternative service Industry should try to understand where they are vulnerable.
had to be implemented quickly to keep business and the social fabric Pet food trends
operating. For example 30,000 chemical toilets were distributed to
households.
A cordon was placed around Christchurch to limit access and this
prevented businesses from operating. Businesses were also in trouble
because they did not have continuity planning. Many had inadequate
computer back ups e.g. to a single server or to inaccessible locations
and some had inadequate insurance. Government responses to keep
business going included creating job support subsidies for three
months, allowing access to secured areas so that businesses could
recover what they needed and changing regulations to allow dumping
in re-zoned areas.
To plan for such disasters, businesses should ask themselves: is their
insurance adequate and do they understand the interdependencies
of power, water, IT and waste disposal? They should develop good
networks with competitors so they can get a helping-hand in an
emergency. They should develop a team approach amongst staff and
make sure there is effective communication with customers so that
customers can be informed about what is going on with supplies.
Business owners should be able to show strong leadership and have a
clear vision of how to recover from the emergency. Amy Parker of Elmira Pet Products discusses trends in pet food markets

Food safety threat
Allan Kinsella of the MPI was the incident controller when large dairy
companies received threats that infant formula would be contaminated
by the pest-control poison 1080. Allan gave a dramatic account of how
government agencies responded to the threat to New Zealand’s most
vulnerable citizens and to the export credibility of New Zealand. Some
of the responses including increased testing for 1080 in milk powders
with 150,000 tests conducted. On the trade front overseas trading
partners were advised and traceability to international destinations
was confirmed.
Allan outlined what was learnt from the incident from the government
The first speaker in the afternoon session was Amy Parker of Elmira
Pet Products. She explained the company’s development from Martin
Foods to Elmira Pet products via Del Monte and Mars. The current
development plan is to invest in a $30 million expansion and produce
120,000 tonne of product per year by 2018.
Elmira produces mainly private brands but also makes Elmira
branded products. About 78% of products are sold in Canada and the
remainder are exported to 22 countries. Over 200 ingredients are used
in the product range and all have to be listed on labels.
Amy emphasised that ingredients must be consistent so that the
product labels are accurate. She said that other issues with rendered
product ingredients are peroxide value, which is considered as a
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critical control point, and foreign material contamination. Kevin Kerr and Mark Jackson of Marsh NZ spoke about risk
The humanisation of pets has led to trends in formulation and labelling management and cyber threats. Kevin introduced Marsh NZ as part
such as “grain-free”; “GMO-free”; “organic”; “natural”. Fresh meat of a global group specialising in insurance, risk mitigation and risk
inclusion and limited ingredient diets for pets with allergies are also management. He also paid homage to the personnel losses suffered by
growing trends. These trends provide opportunities for single-source the company in the 9/11 Twin Towers atrocity and the Christchurch
novel proteins, which are seen as having low-allergenic response, such earthquake.
as lamb, venison, duck, kangaroo and rabbit meals. Mark Jackson took over to explain cyber risks and the implications of
Rendering plant fire new health and safety regulations in New Zealand. He described some
Paul Drake of Taranaki By-Products gave a presentation about a fire
that went through the rendering plant in January 2012. Taranaki By-
products has suffered previous fires. One in 1986, which was started
by spontaneous combustion, destroyed the whole plant and another in
1991 closed the plant for three months.
The 2012 fire destroyed 50% of the roof. Paul said that the fire burnt
the fibreglass roof quickly and this let the heat out and saved most
of the equipment. Other damage was due to fire in the biofilter fan
blowing down the ducting to the biofilter. There was also significant
water damage. The cause of the fire was spontaneous combustion in
the drier which got into the cyclone and went up the wall to the roof.
The priority was to get the roof back on and replace the wiring. The
speed of the recovery was due to an outstanding effort by staff: the
electrical work was completed in three days and two nights of non-
stop work. Suppliers also co-operated and a new biofilter fan was
delivered in three weeks. The fire occurred on 12 Jan and the first
production was on 3 February. The plant was back in full production
a couple of weeks later.
Paul explained the additional fire suppression systems and insurance
company requirements that have been implemented since the fire. For
example carbon dioxide fire suppression and increased monitoring
have been installed and there is now a drier cooling procedure using
water sprays that occurs on every shut down.
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of the perpetrators of cyber attacks including foreign government
affiliates, organised crime, activist groups, competitor companies,
terrorists and human error. These attacks may target assets, activities,
compliance and third parties i.e. confidential information about third
parties could be exposed.
He gave examples of insurance claims related to cyber attacks. One
was an attack on a government institution which resulted in a leak of
9,000 files of personal information. The recipient tried to extort the
institution in exchange for not going to the media. Mark explained what
the appropriate insurance covered in this case including notification
costs, forensic expert costs to close the gaps in the electronic security,
goodwill reparation, PR and legal expenses and extortion consultant
costs. (The total insurance payout was $4.5 million).
Traditional insurance may not cover losses from cyber attacks and a
specialist cyber-risk policy is needed to cover potential first-party and
third-party losses.
The new health and safety act coming into force in New Zealand places
more liability on companies and directors. Mark discussed the risks
faced by company directors and what aspects of risk can be insured
Retirement
David Boyle talks about retirement
David Boyle from the Commission for Financial Capability talked
about preparing for retirement. He listed what the Commission
does to help people plan for retirement. He discussed a range of
issues relating to making financial preparations for retirement and
lamented that fact that 620,000 New Zealanders are not members of
the KiwiSaver government savings initiative. He was also concerned
the some members of KiwiSaver may not have selected the most
appropriate investment strategies. David listed things that you should
know in preparation for retirement. These include that NZ men who
are 65 can expect to live to 86 and should plan to have income to cover
life expectancy. He explained the three stages of retirement. They
35th ACCREDITATION WORKSHOP ON HYGIENIC
PRODUCTION OF RENDERED ANIMAL PRODUCTS
at
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26 June – 1 July 2016
Limited spaces available to participate in this training workshop.
Please contact the ARA Executive Officer , Dennis King at dennis.king@ausrenderers.com.au for a copy of the application form
are: Discovery, the active or “doing” years when expenditure may
increase as retirees do the things they think they have missed out on;
Endeavour, when people start slowing down and falling into patterns
and Reflection.
Pet food market risks
Jim Mann of Kemin
Jim Mann of Kemin talked about shifts in markets demands in the
pet food industry due to modification of regulations and new quality
criteria. Changes in the pet food market include demands for “natural”
ingredients; regional sourcing of ingredient from trusted countries e.g.
USA, NZ, Australia; ingredients from non-GMOs; and exclusion diets
e.g. no corn, soy, wheat; and no “by-products”. There are also customer
concerns about pet allergens.
Examples of market changes are that 67% of US pet food is now
labelled “Natural” and 79% of new products are “Natural”. Growth in
the pet food market is in the premium brands and pet treats.
These market tends and modifications of regulations have implication
for the use of anti-oxidants used in pet food and animal feed. For
example, doubts about the safety of ethoxyquin may result in it being
banned or not reapproved in Europe. This would have a major impact
on aquaculture and other animal feeds. There are also concerns about
the safety of BHA and BHT in animal and human food. This could
leave only propyl gallate and naturals as options for anti-oxidants.
Jim discussed new quality criteria applied to pet foods. One is biogenic
amines. There is no defined effect of biogenic amines on pets but in a
study of animals that were sick or would not eat, the average biogenic
amines in food eaten by the pets was 301mg/kg. The other quality
issue is peroxide value. Historically the limit for PV in pet food was
20meq/kg but the trend is to reduce this to 10meq/kg. A problem with
peroxide value is that the methods of analyses give inconsistent results
but it is known that high PV in rendered meal affects the shelf life and
palatability of pet foods.
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There is pressure to improve stability of pet foods and prevent PV

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Stability is also important to prevent spontaneous combustion,
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China audits

Andy Bennett of Talloman used his experiences of an inspection by

AQSIQ officers to give advice about how to prepare for a Chinese audit.
He listed the observations of the AQSIQ team when they inspected his
plant and said that the key issue is to know and understand the Chinese
requirements and make sure that the requirements are covered in the
quality management system and HACCP plan. He also emphasised the
importance of supplier management. Raw material must be obtained
from approved suppliers, must be traceable, must from animals that
have been subject to ante- and post-mortem inspection and must not
be contaminated by foreign material. Where possible, issues raised
during an audit should be addressed straight away. For examples spills
should be cleaned up straight away.
Rob Atkinson of the Australian Department
of Agriculture and Water Resources
Biosecurity events
export trade.
Rob Atkinson of the Australian Department of Agriculture and Industry and exporters can contribute to the preparation for a
Jennifer Siembieda of the NZ MPI discussed how to prepare for a biosecurity event by building overseas country connections which
biosecurity event. may give advanced warnings about import restrictions; building trust
Rob used the example of the incidence of HPAI in Maitland NSW with importing country governments; channelling information and
in November 2012. He explained some of the consequences of such concerns through industry associations; having data about exports
an incident and said that the important point is to concentrate on available and identifying key markets.
what can be controlled. This includes effective coordination of inter Jennifer discussed New Zealand’s planned response to a possible foot
government and government to industry communications. Well and mouth disease incident. She pointed out that an incident would
prepared export protocols are also important to protect and recover
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Jennifer Siembieda of the MOI with Bruce Rountree
start with a period of silent spread before the disease is identified and
notified. The longer this period, the more animals could be affected so
it is important that notification comes through as quickly as possible.
The ministry has a 24/7 notification hotline which receives 10,000 calls
a year.
Jennifer gave details of what would be done to control stock movements
and cull potentially affected animals. She discussed the advantages and
disadvantages of rendering animals that are culled for disease control.
She said that according to the plan, it would take a minimum of three
months to re-establish trade after an FMD event but in reality it would
probably take longer. She gave a run down of how a large outbreak
would progress based on a simulation exercise conducted in 2012.
Amy Parker of Elmira Pet Products and Rick Carter of
Kemin Australia enjoy Queenstown weather
Henning Haugaard of Haarslev and Tim Juzefowicz of CSF
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Victam
Garry King at the ARA’s VICTAM stand
The VICTAM 2016 exhibition was held on 29-31 March in Bangkok
and the ARA was there. The VICTAM trade exhibition and associated
conferences form one of the world’s major events for animal and aqua
feed and pet food industries. The ARA took a stand at the exhibition
and Garry King and Ken Bruerton manned the stand. A & S Thai
Works Co gave tremendous support including designing and setting
up the stand and providing staff to help operate the stand. Prim
Pitchaya and Jazz Atchara from ASTW were especially helpful and the
ARA is very grateful to Sverre Golten of ASTW for his support of the
stand. ASTW also sponsored accommodation for Garry and Ken and
provided transport.
The ARA stand with Jazz Atchera on the left and Garry King
and Ken Bruerton on the right
Garry King said that the ARA stand was very well attended and 70
business cards of visitors were collected. He said that he and Ken were
flat out talking to visitors on the first two days although things calmed
down a bit on the third day. The paraphernalia on the stand including
the ARA’s fact sheet pamphlet, pocket guide to Australian rendering
and memory sticks containing the updated Australian MBM Guide for
Feed Manufacturers were all used up by the end of the event. The ARA
has already received follow up enquires from people who visited the
stand and these enquires have been referred to members.
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People and Places
Anna Somerville has taken on the role Director of the D of A’s Food
and Animal By-products section of the Export Standards Branch while
Lynda Hayden is maternity leave. Anna spent 3 years as Agriculture
Councillor at the Australian embassy in Beijing before returning to
Canberra. She had responsibility for policy in her Beijing posting.
The ARA looks forward to working with Anna and hopes that her
valuable experience in China will help resolve market access issues.
Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd (ARfuels) went into voluntary
administration in January. The demise of the Barnawartha biodiesel
plant will have an impact on Australian tallow producers, particularly
producers of lower grades. The
Barnawartha plant used up to 50,000 tonnes per year of tallow and
used-cooking oil and bought tallow across all grades. Producers of
lower grades who relied on ARfuels are seeking to re-engage with
traditional users of tallow. The closure of ARfuels combined with the
closure of Symex in 2012 means that the domestic market for tallow
has shrunk by over 100,000 tonnes in the last four years.
Bruce Burch has taken on the role of rendering manager at JBS
Brooklyn. Before going to Brooklyn Bruce was the rendering manager
at Midfield Co-products for 8 years. He left Midfield to run a pub
but returned to rendering when fire and drought made economic
conditions in country Victoria difficult for pub owners. He has been Mark Wray
at JBS for almost a year. Apart from his duties at Brooklyn, Bruce domestically and overseas. Operating across Australia from state-
is reviewing rendering at the JBS-Southern plants. He is improving of-the-art processing facilities in Western Australia, Tasmania and
product quality and production efficiencies at all sites. Bruce is part of near Geelong Victoria, the Group produces fresh pork, seafood,
the ARA committee convened to review the Code of Practice. protein meal and tallow for retail and wholesale clients and employs
Mark Wray was appointed to the position of CEO of the Craig Mostyn approximately 580 people.
Group in March 2016. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CMG, Mark spent four years as CFO of Steggles. Mark
Craig Mostyn Group is one of Australia’s leading diversified food is a Fellow of the ASCPA, is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW
and agribusiness companies servicing customers and suppliers both and holds tertiary qualifications in Agricultural Science.

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Markets
Tallow Prices 2015-16 MBM and Blood Meal Prices 2015-16
A$ per tonnes ex. works

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TALLOW
A change in subsidies for biofuels in the USA has supported Australian
tallow prices in the first quarter of 2016. In 2015 it was widely
anticipated that the biodiesel blender’s credit in the USA would be
replaced by a producer’s credit and this change would not help biofuel
produced from Australian tallow in Singapore. On 17 December, the
US Senate did an about face and returned to a blender’s tax credit until
the end of 2016. This decision is beneficial to approved Singaporean
and Argentinean biofuels producers that export to the USA and
tallow prices started to rise due to expected increased demand from
Singapore.
In addition to the impact of the US Senate decision on tax credits, the
price of palm oil increased by 25% in March due to decreased output
forecasts. The El Nino is expected to reduce production for 3 million
to 2 million tonnes. Higher palm oil prices have translated into higher
prices of FAME biodiesel in Europe and this in turn reflects on the
price of Singapore biofuel.
With anticipated demand following the USA Senate decision and
increasing palm oil prices, Australian tallow prices over-shot the mark
in February and March and have been corrected in April. The high
value of the AUD has also softened prices. But with low production
of tallow expected until the end of the year tallow prices should be
firm in 2016. It remains to be seen what will happen at the end of
2016 when the US biofuels blender’s tax credit will be up for renewal
or change.
MBM
The meat and bone meal market was weaker in January and February
but has bounced back in March and April. March prices increased to
about $525 per tonne DCT and April prices are about $570. The price
of soy meal has not changed but early in the year USA meat and bone
meal prices were at an unusually high discount to soy due to a surplus
of protein in the US domestic market. This reduced US export prices
and pulled back Australian prices.
US prices have returned to a more typical premium compared with soy
meal and US export offers increased making US MBM more expensive
Australian product. Australian prices have followed the US trend but
have been moderated by the increasing value of the AUD. Domestic
prices have followed suit and are up $30 to $50 per tonne in April
compared with March.
Blood meal prices were weaker in the fist quarter of 2016. Domestic
demand for blood meal in aquaculture feeds has been weak
because warmer water temperatures in Tasmania have reduced feed
consumption. There is more demand in April and prices are stating
to increase.
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Accreditation Workshop
The ARA’s thirty-fourth
workshop on hygienic
rendering was held in
February. The workshop
was attended by twenty-two
people and all were accredited.
This brings the number of
accredited people to 881.
The outstanding achiever at
the workshop was Patrick
Harvey of Nolan Meats.
Workshop leaders Trish
Ryder and Glen Braddock
nominated Patrick for the
ARA/NZ Renderers Group
exchange program award and
he will be attending the NZ
Renderers Group workshop
later this year. Although
Patrick was singled out, Trish
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Alfa Laval and A.J. Bush & Sons (Manufactures) all supported the
Watling of Grain Corp returned to give her presentation about tallow
workshop as usual. Derek Henderson of Keith Engineering gave
and to demonstrate how to do a free fatty acid test. Douglas Wood of
his presentation about how to get the best out a press. Mark Pope
Alfa Laval gave a presentation about the intricacies of centrifuges had
was also on hand to share his expert knowledge of rendering. Keith
how to get the best efficiency out of tallow separators and decanters.
Engineering sponsored the dinner.
A.J. Bush and Sons again generously hosted a visit to the Beaudesert
Rick Carter of Kemin explained how to use Salmonella inhibitors and
plant.

Delegates to the 34rd workshop at A.J Bush & Sons

Outstanding student award winner Pat Harvey of Nolan Meats

In the classroom The four-strong Tassal contingent in the microbiology laboratory

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 The ARA would like to thank all of the sponsors
of the 13th International Symposium, without
your support it would not be possible and we look
forward to your involvement in the
14th International Symposium in July 2017.

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• MBL Proteins / A J Bush

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